Oct 5th, 2009
by Neil Gorman.
Super economist Paul Krugman had some real zingers in his column for the New York Times today. Here are a few of the highlights.
Talking about how many conservatives reacted to Chicago losing its bid for the 2016 Olympic Games…
the episode illustrated an essential truth about the state of American politics: at [...]
Dec 20th, 2008
by Neil Gorman.
… something happens that really brings a huge smile to my face. Take today for example, I woke up and checked my email, and I read Cory Doctorow’s goodbye 2008 bring on 2009 email.
Cory says:
Who the hell knows what’ll happen in 2009? It’s definitely the most uncertain new year I can remember. One thing I’m [...]
Sep 18th, 2008
by Neil Gorman.
~Intro~
After reading (and agreeing as much as a person can agree) with Merlin Mann’s post about his own re-boot I have been thinking a bunch about the way that I edit my own writing. There are two things that I do rather often, and I wanted to sort of share them with you. I’m hoping [...]
Sep 17th, 2008
by Neil Gorman.
~Prologue~
Ok… Today when I was on Twitter I saw this great Re-Tweet by Steve Garfield
stevegarfield Retweeting @acclimedia: How to Blog by @hotdogsladies. A must view. http://tinyurl.com/5jbyqj
I clicked on the link in Steve’s Re-Tweet and was blown away by the slides that Merlin Mann (AKA @hotdogsladies) had posted. After viewing them I decided to write this post.
~Two Answers To [...]
Sep 16th, 2008
by Neil Gorman.
For as long as I have been involved in the new media scene there has been a rather consistent bit of (mostly) health debate about the negative V. the positive effects of the “monetizing” new media such as blogs, podcasts, vlogs, etc. My stance has always been that I see nothing wrong with making money [...]